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Catapult
Catapult
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: Design a catapult Experiment with the catapult – What is the force needed to reach the furthest distance? Steps: Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking hazard, intended for ages 6+    
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Skyscraper
Skyscraper
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: Can you use only 10 spools and 11 blue rods to build a highest building that can stand alone Use any combination of spool and rod to create a skyscraper.   Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking...
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The Great Escape and Run Away
The Great Escape and Run Away
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1.   Let the kids explore with inclined plane s, wheel and axle. 2.   Explore  the basic condition to allow the girl to slide from one side to another 3.   Explore the basic condition to make the girl slide safely without falling down along the way. Steps: Great...
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Ferris Wheel
Ferris Wheel
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1.   Learn  that complex machines like a ferris wheel makes use of the simple machine – wheel and axle. 2.   Incorporate gear train into ferris wheel, the wheel is turning when we turn a small handle! (Transfer the force of turning the handle to turn the wheel)...
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Crane and Dump Truck
Crane and Dump Truck
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Steps: Crane Dump Truck Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking hazard, intended for ages 6+    
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Spinning Wheel
Spinning Wheel
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1.   Make a spinning wheel from the Sun  and planet gear model. 2.   Learn to know how the Sun  and planet gear model in apply in our daily life. Steps: Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking...
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Sun and Planet Model
Sun and Planet Model
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1.   Learn to know that the Earth revolves around the Sun and rotates by itself at the same time.  The Moon also turns around the Earth and rotates by itself at the same time. 2.   Learn to use Noggin BuilderZ to construct a Sun  and planet  gear model. Steps: Sun...
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Gear Up
Gear Up
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: With the DRIVER as red gear 36T and DRIVEN as green gear 12T The GEAR RATION is 3/1  (red gear makes only 1 turn and green gear makes 3 turns) SPEED is 3 Times slower TORQUE  is 3 Times Less Gearing Up increases speed and reduces torque GOING DOWN HILL LOAD is...
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Introduction to Gears
Introduction to Gears
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1.   Learn what is a gear 2.   Learn how to name the gears by its number of teeth 3.   Learn how to name a gear (Driver, Driven, Idler Gear) by its position in a gear train 4.   Learn how to increase, reduce speed, change direction with gears 5.   Learn how...
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Flag Pole
Flag Pole
This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1.   Learn to know the things that use pulleys in our daily life. 2.   Learn to make a flag pole using Noggin BuilderZ. 3.   Explore different ways of making a flag pole. 4.   Use imagination and creativity to design your own unique flag pole. 5.   Artistic...
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